Synthetic communications

A novel heterogeneous synthesis of acyl cyanides catalyzed by PEG400 and zinc iodide

YQ Cao, YF Du, BH Chen, JT Li

Index: Cao, Yu-Qing; Du, Yun-Fei; Chen, Bao-Hua; Li, Ji-Tai Synthetic Communications, 2004 , vol. 34, # 16 p. 2951 - 2957

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Abstract

Abstract Aroyl cyanides were readily synthesized in moderate yields by the cyanation of aroyl chlorides with dry powdered potassium cyanide under the catalysis of PEG400 and zinc iodide in dichloromethane at room temperature. A preliminary study on the one??pot